Location: The Allied Republics

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Uciniple Colony of Icotopia is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Governor Erickson with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.808 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Burien. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 84%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Information Technology and Book Publishing.

The nation's gigantic air force is both respected and feared, graffiti graces every city's streets, city rooftops are pockmarked with the shattered remains of experimental delivery drones, and concert pianists lie about their occupation to avoid ridicule. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Icotopia's national animal is the Mountain Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Donued.

Icotopia is ranked 6th in The Allied Republics and 4,163rd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 6 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and